Baltimore Ravens fans were upset after the NFL gave a ridiculous punishment on Saturday. The league’s punishment was handed out just hours before the team will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.
As discussed by Taylor Hartman of GH, the NFL fined Ravens’ offensive lineman Morgan Moses nearly $14,000 for an unsportsmanlike penalty:
Baltimore offensive lineman Morgan Moses was fined $13,659 for unsportsmanlike conduct on a play where quarterback Lamar Jackson ran in for an eight-yard touchdown in last week’s divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans. The league has cracked down on fining players in 2023, with some fines being much more controversial than others, and this one is a key example of just that.
According to NFL analyst Tom Pelissero, Moses was fined after the play had ended while celebrating the touchdown with his teammates. The offensive lineman was seen holding one of the cameras from the camera crew and pointing it at Jackson, mimicking taking a picture of the star quarterback. While most saw it as just an innocent celebration, the league handed Moses a hefty fine for his actions, as they have been doing throughout the season.
A post from Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network shows the play the NFL fined Moses for. Moses taking a photographer’s camera during the touchdown celebration was the cause of the fine.
Here’s why Morgan Moses got fined: He somehow ended up with a photographer’s camera after the TD. (Props are banned.) pic.twitter.com/K4bxNBxbkB https://t.co/EhsMgcTA2b
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 27, 2024
The penalty from the NFL seems in poor taste. Moses was just celebrating a touchdown with his teammates. No Houston Texans players were around for Moses to agitate during the celebration.
Ravens fans were upset with the penalty. Here are the best takes on Ravens fans reacting to Moses’ fine.
No Fun League
— Robin Adams (@theotherRobin19) January 27, 2024
Soft league
— Marco G (@RealMarcoG) January 27, 2024
No Fun League. pic.twitter.com/pG85As0boC
— … (@IamThreeJB) January 27, 2024
Awesome moment. No fun League strikes again
— Alex UTN (@AlexBuckUTN) January 27, 2024
thats such a silly reason to fine him
— Sweet Milla (@SweetestMilla) January 27, 2024
So what about the ball if all props are banned? No fun league.
— bradley ☭ Ⓥ (@certainfrdms) January 27, 2024
FUN IS BANNED
— Virginia Slim (@Juicy_A_) January 28, 2024
Ridiculous
— Mrs. Rodeheaver (@AshRodeheaver) January 27, 2024
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